Patch Morning Briefing: Immigrant Ban; Canadian Mosque Attack; Near Miss With Meteor

Good morning! It's been a busy weekend. Here's what you need to know to get caught up.

FRIDAY'S EXECUTIVE ORDER LEADS TO WEEKEND CHAOS

The White House is attempting to clarify the details and purpose of Friday's executive order temporarily banning refugees and immigrants from certain countries. Over the weekend, the Trump administration insisted that the directive meant that non-U.S. citizens from Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Sudan — including those with dual citizenship from another country — would face intense scrutiny before entering the country, even if they were legal permanent residents (also known as green card holders) of the United States. (Patch)

20 IMMIGRANTS BLOCKED FROM ENTERING U.S. AT JFK AIRPORT

Officials are still trying to make sense of this sudden policy shift. At JFK Airport in New York, 20 immigrants trying to enter the country were detained Saturday; others faced similar fates around the country. Eventually, a judge halted enforcement of the order. Sunday night, the Department of Homeland Security reversed course somewhat, saying that as long as there isn't evidence of a threat, all legal residents will be granted entry to the United States.

(Patch)

PROTESTS BREAK OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY

For the second time in less than two weeks, Trump's presidency inspired demonstrations. As immigrants were held up in airports, protesters across the country took to the streets to oppose the executive order. Politicians joined the people, including Democrats Sen. Corey Booker, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Some Republicans, too, denounced the administration's actions; Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain said they would make America less safe, not more.

(Patch)

SHOOTING AT QUEBEC CITY MOSQUE

Police continue to investigate a lethal shooting that took place Sunday night at the Islamic Cultural Center of Quebec, a mosque in Canada's Quebec City. Several people were killed, and others were injured. In June, the same mosque suffered harassment in the form of a severed pig's head left at the door.

(New York Times)

IT'S FRED KOREMATSU DAY

Jan. 30 is officially Fred Korematsu Day in California and Virgina. Korematsu was a Japanese-American civil rights activist who was interned at the hands of the U.S. government during World War II. After being arrested for avoiding internment, he challenged the discriminatory policy in a suit with help from the American Civil Liberties Union, but the appeals failed at the Supreme Court. Eventually, in 1983, new evidence led to his conviction being vacated in a San Francisco court, where he told the judge:

I would like to see the government admit that they were wrong and do something about it, so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color.

EARTH PASSES A METEOR IN A NEAR MISS

Did you hear that? It's the sound of 2017 BH30, a newly discovered meteor, whipping by planet Earth Monday morning and just narrowly avoiding a collision. But don't fret too much: It's only around 7 meters long, so it probably would have just burned up in our atmosphere even it had hit Earth; also, it missed us by about 50,000 kilometers, which actually in this simulation looks pretty close:

QUICK HITS

Why Super Bowl Ads Are So Expensive (Vox)

The Judge Who Halted Trump's Immigration Order: Who Is Ann Donnelly? (Patch)

Uber Under Fire: Anti-Trump Protesters Delete App After Immigrant Ban (Patch)

Self-Driving Cars Should Be Regulated Like Drugs (CityLab)

PEOPLE ARE ALREADY PLANNING FOR THE AUGUST ECLIPSE

On Aug. 21, 2017, there will be a solar eclipse, best visible only in certain parts of the country. Thanks to NASA, we already have a visualization that predicts where the moon's shadow will fall. Will it pass over you? (NASA)

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD SPEECHES GET POLITICAL — LIKE, ALL OF THEM

Winners at the SAG Awards followed the lead of Meryl Streep and used their time on stage to talk about politics — mostly, their dissatisfaction with Trump and his policies. Kerry Washington, Ashton Kutcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Sarah Paulson all took on the White House and the immigration ban, but Mahershala Ali, star of "Moonlight," may have had the most affecting speech:

(CNN)

THE ACLU RAKES IN THE DOUGH

The advocacy group is deeply involved in the legal fight against the immigrant ban.

JOHN MCCAIN DOESN'T WANT STEVEN BANNON ON NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

“I am worried about the National Security Council. Who are the members of it and who are the permanent members? The appointment of Mr. Bannon is something which is a radical departure from any National Security Council in history," McCain said on "Face the Nation" on CBS on Sunday morning.

(POLITICO)

HARVARD LAW REVIEW SELECTS IMELME UMANA AS PRESIDENT

Umana is the first black woman to serve as the review's president. You may have heard of the first black man to assume that role.

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